At A Glance

The Next. That's how Anderson characterizes this MBA program. The next step in your knowledge base. The next level of your career. The next dimension of your personal development. Anderson prepares future leaders to engage, adapt, communicate and collaborate with people from a wide range of backgrounds. The Anderson approach is defined as "ECHO: Engaged, Courageous, Humble and Open" – a brave and successful way to be an MBA student, and the way to achieve success throughout your career.

The UCLA Anderson campus is also at the frontier of what's next in terms of research. Its eight academic centers are focused on technology; finance; the economy; global management; sports and entertainment management; marketing studies and data analytics; entrepreneurship and innovation; and real estate. The Center for Impact is focused on social innovation and the triple bottom line. Through the Anderson global alumni network – over 40,000 strong from over 70 countries– you will discover what's next, but also "What's Now." This is the name given the annual Alumni Weekend and it's a profound opportunity to re-connect, re-energize and perhaps re-engineer your career trajectory.

Important Dates

Round 1

10/01/2024

Round 2

01/06/2025

Round 3

04/07/2025

Admissions

GMAT Mean

714

Acceptance Rate

38%

School Details

Location

Los Angeles, CA
United States

School Details

Students

601

Tuition

$74,600/yr

Admissionado Ranking

High (3rd Tier)

These are very much 'name' business schools, recognizable, highly-respected, even if not as eminently recognizable (and revered) as the ones that begin with H, S, or W. Way underrated and shouldn't be is the potential benefit of a less intense, comparatively more sane approach to work/life in cohorts at these institutions. If the 'label' matters not, and your elbows aren't all that sharp, this tier of schools can be a pragmatic way to turbo boost your network and job market 'buying power' for meaningful upgrades.

Employment Info

Admissionado Grade

B+

As far as true global reach goes for post-MBA employment, the "A-Range" schools may have greater reach. However, when it comes to local opportunities (city, state, country, region), many schools in this tier have just as much (and in some cases more) firepower than any school imaginable. So, geography post-MBA should be in the mix when eyeing schools in this pocket. You can easily excel in the same ways and to the same extent as another might with those "A-Range" names.

Median Salary

$150,000

Employment Rate

87%

Top recruiters

Amazon, Google, Mattel, NBC Universal, Walt Disney, Yahoo!, Bank of America, Credit Suisse